New Speed Limit Comes To Brookline
Drivers will soon have to slow down as they navigate Brookline’s roads.
In October 2017, the Transportation Board voted in favor of establishing a new...
Are Brookline Voters Going To Be Asked To Increase Their Taxes?
Brookline voters have passed property tax increases twice over the past decade. Will they do it again this year?
The town’s Select Board will hold...
Brookline Pays $180K To Settle Former Police Officer’s Racial Discrimination Complaint
Brookline has reached an $180,000 settlement with a former police officer who filed a racial discrimination complaint.
The town will pay the former officer, Estifanos...
Brookline Select Board Focuses On Ninth School Options
Faced with more than 20 options for alternative ninth school sites, Brookline is close to wrapping up the first phase of site studies.
On Feb....
Brookline’s Rebecca Stone Kicks Off Run For State Rep
Rebecca Stone's campaign for State Rep kicked off February 11, with a packed party at the home of Stuart Shieber and Cassia Wyner, in...
9th School Public Hearing
After hearing the Mid-Point Progress Update on the work HMFH has done to date to study the existing school site options on February 8th,...
Brookline’s Jesse Mermell To Represent Warren Campaign: Caucus
Former Selectwoman and Town Meeting Member Jesse Mermell was chosen to represent the Elizabeth Warren Campaign at the Brookline Caucus this weekend.
Mermell was asked...
Brookline Resident Tommy Vitolo Kicks Off State Rep Campaign
Tommy Vitolo's campaign to run for state representative kicked off Sunday, January 28 in Coolidge Corner with a packed party at Hops N Scotch,...
Brookline Democrats To Caucus
Brookline Democrats will be holding a caucus at 2:00 p.m. Feb. 3 to elect delegates to the 2018 Massachusetts Democratic Convention, which will be...
Brookline Considering License Cap, Buffer Zone Among Recreational Marijuana Regulations
In line with new state laws for recreational marijuana, Brookline is working toward a list of local regulations, to be addressed as warrant measures...
Babcock Street Project: Here’s How The Transportation Board Voted
The Transportation Board had a packed room Monday night as they decided on which of the routes to take with the future of Babcock...
The Мaking Оf “Soul Witness,” The Brookline Holocaust Witness Project.
Sitting in a cabinet in a Brookline office, untouched for 20 years, was a stack of over 100 tapes containing 90 hours of testimonies...
Recreational Marijuana-Related Public Hearing
The Town of Brookline’s Licensing Review Committee and Planning Board will hold a joint Public Hearing on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at 7:00 p.m....
Should Brookline Install Artificial Turf At Cypress Field?
YES
Joe Ranft
Brookline resident, father of twins at Brookline High School
I am urging Brookline to install a synthetic turf field at Cypress Field, next to...
State Money Helps Massachusetts Communities Save The Environment
When more than 200 communities across the state take small steps to become more energy efficient, the cumulative impact can be significant.
In December, the...
School Capital Subcommittee Meeting
The School Capital Improvements Subcommittee will be meeting on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the 5th Floor Conference...
Select Board, January 9, 2018, Executive Session 6:00 p.m., Public Session...
SELECT BOARD
CALENDAR
FOR
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2018
SELECT BOARD’S HEARING ROOM
Neil Wishinsky – Chair
Benjamin J. Franco
Nancy S. Heller
Bernard W. Greene
Heather A. Hamilton
...
Happenings Around Brookline
Thursday, Jan. 11
"Movement to Music and Imagination”: 11:00 a.m., Wingate Residences at Boylston Place, 615 Heath Street, Brookline. Free; space limited. For more information...
Brookline’s Tommy Vitolo Running For State Representative
After years spent advocating for articles at Town Meeting and serving on town committees, Tommy Vitolo has set his sights on Beacon Hill.
Following 18...
Former Brookline School Committee Member To Run For State Representative
Since 1974, when the Norfolk 15th District Seat was created in the State House of Representatives, no woman has filled the seat. Now that...
US To End Policy That Let Legal Marijuana Flourish
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama-era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country,...
Pre-Pay Property Taxes In Calendar Year 2017
Based on media reports about the impacts of the new federal tax law changes that will take place for Calendar Year 2018, the Town...
Brookline Residents Brace For New Federal Tax Law Impacts
The new federal tax law changes that will take place for Calendar Year 2018 have caused a bit of a stir at Brookline's Town...
Brookline’s Tommy Vitolo To Run For State Rep Seat
When State Rep Frank Smizik announced he would be stepping down after some two decades representing Brookline in the 15th Norfolk District, the question...
2018 Town Of Brookline MLK Day Celebration
Please join us for Brookline's celebration of the life and values of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at 3 p.m. Monday, January 15, 2018,...
Stay Up-to-Date On The 9th Elementary School Project
Members of the Brookline community are encouraged to stay up-to-date on the 9th Elementary School Project.
Complete details can be found on the Public Schools...
Retailers Look For Ways Around “Selling” Marijuana
Cannabis entrepreneurs are working to find a place in the Massachusetts market, sometimes treading on legally dubious ground.
From a meet-up website that connects pot...
Brookline Seeking Public Input On Recreational Marijuana Regulations
With the state expected to start accepting applications for recreational marijuana licenses in April, Brookline is seeking public input on potential regulations, starting with...
Override Study Committee
Override Study Committee
Monday, December 18, 2017
7:00 p.m.
Select Board’s Conference Room, 6th Floor
Brookline Town Hall
333 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
AGENDA
Approval of Minutes
Update from Mary Ellen...
Brookline Looking Years Ahead With Major Parcel Study
Brookline schools are not the only ones in need of more space - several town departments are running short as well. In an effort...
School Year 2017-2018 Diversity Hiring Report Shared With School Committee
At the November 30th School Committee Meeting, Director of Human Resources Lisa Richardson provided an update on the public school's ongoing efforts on diversity...
Open Meeting Law And Brookline’s Ninth School
As the town continues to search for a site for the ninth elementary school, the Attorney General’s office is reviewing a complaint that the...
